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A L A B A M A C R Y S T A L L I Z E D PETRIFIED W O O D This article was written by R. Preston Watts...Gem and Min eral Society, whose exhibit of petrified wood won a First Place Ribbon and Best in Division...Alabama has been blessed with a unique type of petrified wood is not generally known in rockhound circles...unique type of wood covered with quartz crystals is found. One is near Wetumpka in Elmore County and the other...other is near Brilliant in Marion County. Both sites are on private property. There are some indications |
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ALABAMA C R Y S T A L L I Z E D P E T R I F I E D WOOD by R . Preston Watts The fact that Alabama has been...been blessed with a unique type of petrified wood is not generally known in rockhound circles. 538 ROCKS...unique type of wood covered with quartz crystals is found. One is near Wetumpka in Elmore County and the other...other is near Brilliant in Marion County. Both sites are on private property. There are some indi cations...sites of similar wood but these two will be addressed separately. The Marion County exposure is about |
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brown limonite. Wickenburg is in N / W Maricopa County in western Arizona. xline—crystalline tain a... The Dallas Gem Mine is in southern San Benito County in western California. COLORADO — "Would you please...surface shows the interior cently found in San Benito County, here to be an attractive moss agate of pleasing...term "astonishing" is not an exaggeraSan Miguel County is in southwestern tion ! W e were lucky in being... Meriden is in N / E New Haven County in central Connecticut. FLORIDA — Mary G. Poole, 3301 N . W. 106th |
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N. J., A. S. made to: of Lyons, N.J., Marion A. Speer of Meredith Johnson of Trenton, Calif...the Mexican border and eastward to Maine and Florida. What you cannot collect in person you can obtain...types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which believed...Others of varying degree of virulence are the Florida coral snake, copperhead, cotton mouth moccasin...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 |
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one member. Cedar Bluff is in central Cherokee County in N / E Alabama. ARKANSAS—From a gravel pit located...Ark., we have two interesting specimens of petrified wood that were sent in by police Sgt. E. W. Brown...brown is also present. The granular structure of the wood is plainly visible—a very interesting specimen....of sawing are present. Wynne, in southern Cross County, is in eastern Arkansas. Rome, Georgia Mineral...found in the sanbornite deposits of eastern Fresno County in central California. The four new minerals are: |
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25) October 25, 1974 (airmail) 85 fr crystallized wood ALGERIA August 11 , 1952 15 fr fossilized Nautilus...1975 September 27, 1969 J er Vinctifer comptoni (petrified fish) 70 c diamond (cut) CANADA 1963 1 c mineral...marble quarry May 7, 1976 25 fr aragonite 50 fr petrified wood 150 fr celestite MALDIVE ISLANDS May 31 ,...tantalocolumbite 3 .50 c vcrdeLite 4 .00 e zircon 10.00 e petrified wood March 5, 1966 20 g Dinichthys 30 g Eusthenopteron...fluorite 20 c + 10 c petrified fish 30 c + 10 c lazulite 50 c + 10 c petrified fern April 1970 (watermarked |
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25) October 25, 1974 (airmail) 85 fr crystallized wood ALGERIA August 11 , 1952 15 fr fossilized Nautilus...1975 September 27, 1969 J er Vinctifer comptoni (petrified fish) 70 c diamond (cut) CANADA 1963 1 c mineral...marble quarry May 7, 1976 25 fr aragonite 50 fr petrified wood 150 fr celestite MALDIVE ISLANDS May 31 ,...tantalocolumbite 3 .50 c vcrdeLite 4 .00 e zircon 10.00 e petrified wood March 5, 1966 20 g Dinichthys 30 g Eusthenopteron...fluorite 20 c + 10 c petrified fish 30 c + 10 c lazulite 50 c + 10 c petrified fern April 1970 (watermarked |
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Newberry Crater Geothermal Resource Area, Deschutes County, Oregon, by DOGAMI staff members Dennis L. Olmstead...geothermal exploration. Over the years, Deschutes County and, particularly,~Newberry Crater have been the...guide to the northern Succor Creek area, Malheur County, Oregon by David C Lawrence, Department of Geology...formation are distributed in Malheur County, Oregon, and Owyhee County, Idaho (Klttleman and others, 1%7;...Columbia River basalt under the Snake River Plain (Wood, 1984, p. 54). The relation of the Sucker Creek |
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Ala., about 10 miles from Rockwood, a whole petrified tree was found about 30 feet down during a search...2nd Lt. USAF, 4137 STRAT Wing, Robins AFB, Ga. FLORIDA — "The feature, World News on Mineral Occurrences...interesting and I am anxious to read more about Florida in it so I am making a contribution. "Being a new...confirmation of my guess as to the rock I found in Marion County, Florida. "I say it's jasper, flint and agate. Am...nice specimens of chalcedony have been found in Florida but this new one may be the first moss agate we |
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Postcard view of the Waukon iron mine, Allamakee County, cia. 1912. John Taylor collection. ARTHUR E ...Iowa Geological Survey. Localities by County Allamakee County Lansing, Lansing lead mines = Captain...smithsonite, sphalerite (Hey1 and West 1982). Appanoose County Centerville gypsum mine; abandoned underground...quarry, Scott Co. Burlington, Des Moines Co. Bussey, Marion Co. Canton, Jackson Co. Captain Turners farm =... Vernon, Van Buren Co. Coralville, Johnson Co. County Fairgrounds, Dubuque Co. Cresco, Howard Co. Decorah |
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Jeffry Schabilion provided information on petrified wood. My wife Claudia and my children Jon and Joan...Bookends made from Cordaites petrified wood. C. Small log of Cordaites petrified wood that is principally calcite...iron sulfide. D. Close-up of polished Cordaites wood. 19 6) A. Calcite cone-in-cone structure........... B. Nodule of "coldwater agate" from Benton County showing gray and white chalcedony and crystalline...made from "coldwater agate" material of Keokuk County............................................... |
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mile west of the community of Levesque in Cross County. This locality may also be given as 6 miles east...contains bright green thin plates of green malachite. FLORIDA—"At any dredge operation around here we find great...in Georgia (pp. 9-21). One locality in Habersham County should fascinate many of our readers. Here is Dr...bed in which I have also found jasper, chert, petrified wood, chalcedony and other quartz gems. Some distance...limonite matrix from limestone quarry near Tracy, Marion Co., Iowa."—on label. KENTUCKY—"The enclosed crystals |
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..........................................138 Florida ................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map .......................................... |
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..........................................121 Florida .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area |
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..........................................121 Florida .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area |
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Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |
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and much used in industry, is found in De Kalb County, 4 miles northwest of Fort Payne, Ala. There a...Another deposit is reported as being in Clarke County-" ARIZONA—Earl Mayer, 1753 " I " St, Yuma, Ariz...might now add, that Clinton is the county seat of Van Buren county. As stated, this bridge is in the wilds...know of two pivot rocks near Shirley, Van Buren county, and one about three-fourths mile from edge of...of Hot Springs National Park, Garland county, on one point of Sugar Loaf Mt., near the top crest." CALIFORNIA—The |
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VOLUME 2: THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina...William Harris, of the Harris Rock Shop, Sarasota, Florida EARTH TREASURES (Volume 3: The Northwestern Quadrant)...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible...for the county in which it is located. This site number also appears under the given county in the text...under the heading of Nebraska, on the map of Sioux County, the site x How to Use This Book indicated |
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W l / 2 N W & Section 7, T.I., R 19W of Garland County, Ark., some fine quartz xls containing chlorite...sandstone Md. (vanadiumiferous) occurs at Silverton, FLORIDA—Howard B. Graves, Jr., San Juan Co., Colo. 826...Strictland Mica Mine pebbles they do not occur on Florida in the tov/n of Portland, Conn, on the beaches...3 " were found. a specimen of pyrites on lignite wood Spodumene: a pale lilac specimen of the which I...occurrence. This material comes from Chattahoochee County near Columbus, Ga. To better preserve the specimen |
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Test Station, I found also some samples of petrified wood. The material at the Station (specifically...on the Post territory which covers most of Yuma County, Arizona, and a small area in California."—letter...Liggett military reserjade deposits in (Monterey County) Cali- vation are some of the very few found on...Middlesex signed to conserve the stone for removal County, Conn., was sent in by Richard by legitimate collectors...northeast from Wilmington, New Castle Co., Del. FLORIDA — A handsome specimen consisting of grayish sparkling |
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for Augusta, El Dorado, and at mileage 3288.0—Marion County line was crossed; a mile further (3289.0) was...the river but we did not stop. 3306.0 miles—Chase County line on U.S. 50S. 567 3307.0 miles—Ceder Point...miles—We turn right on U.S. 75. 3475.0 miles—Jackson County line on U.S. 75. 3488.0 miles—Indian Reservation...men presented me with a very fine specimen of petrified wood which they had found in the pit some few weeks...is 6 inches long. Aside from the gift of the petrified wood which made me very happy, Messrs. Butler and |
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Eagle-Picher Minerals, Inc., operation in Malheur County, mining diatomaceous earth. Related article on...shows materials from nine Oregon counties: Petrified wood rounds and limbs from Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam...from Jackson County; plume agate from Jefferson County; and Copeo agate from Jackson County. Polished thunderegg...middle shelf; large rounds and small limbs of petrified wood on the lower shelf; and 18 miniature slabs...statistics. Mill at Greenback Mine. Josephine County (active mine site 11)_ OREGON GEOLOGY, VOL _ SO |
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million therms per day for 100 days. Washington County wildcat drilled Oregon Natural Gas Development...drilled a wildcat well near Gaston in Washington County during January. The Van Dyke 32-26, located in...seeds plus a small amount of poorly preserved petrified wood. Generally, the fine details of the fossils...to the fossil genus Podo;amiles. All of the petrified wood in the flo ra that has been exam ined thus...of wood up to about 1 ft in diameter and 6 ft long have been observed in the fonnation. The wood is composed |
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600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |
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600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |